Love my Pump !

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HOBIE said:
I Still love it :D:D 4000 wild horses would struggle to get it off me 😉
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I was talking to Newcastle uni students this week. Chemists, Engineers etc & I told them the biggest fella in N/c would struggle to pinch it off me 😉.
 
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Was telling the Nurses at a local uni. I was on 4 inj a day since being 3. EH ! Really really like my Pump 😉
 
Busy day today. Work then uni till 8. A couple of pushes of buttons & bg in hand 😎
 
Been to see my DSN this morning & going to get my feet checked tomorrow. I will JUMP out of the chair when she tickles my feet :D:D
 
Been to get my feet check done today & got a gold star off nurse. Been T1 since being 3yrs old. I always wear trainers & take care of feet.
 
Snazzy dazzy said:
I am thinking of having a pump? Diagnosed 28th December 2018. Please advise?
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Lots of pump users on the forum. Have you asked your clinic about the possibility of pump therapy for you and whether you qualify under NICE guidance?

Might be worth starting a thread if you have any particular questions?
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
Lots of pump users on the forum. Have you asked your clinic about the possibility of pump therapy for you and whether you qualify under NICE guidance?

Might be worth starting a thread if you have any particular questions?
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Hello I am so new to having this diabetes. What is NICE??
 
Go 4 it Dazzy. When you have had a week or Two on one you will think why have I not done it earlier. Good luck 🙂
 
Snazzy dazzy said:
Hello I am so new to having this diabetes. What is NICE??
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NICE is the independent body which examines health research and attempts to ensure that NHS money is spent wisely on the things that make the most difference to the people that need them (so you can have things as long as they work well, and you can expensive things as long as they work *really* well).

They have developed criteria under which an insulin pump must be funded by the NHS (TA 151).

This is what the guidance says:
Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII or 'insulin pump') therapy is recommended as a treatment option for adults and children 12 years and older with type 1 diabetes mellitus provided that:

  • attempts to achieve target haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels with multiple daily injections (MDIs) result in the person experiencing disabling hypoglycaemia. For the purpose of this guidance, disabling hypoglycaemia is defined as the repeated and unpredictable occurrence of hypoglycaemia that results in persistent anxiety about recurrence and is associated with a significant adverse effect on quality of life

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  • HbA1c levels have remained high (that is, at 8.5% [69 mmol/mol] or above) on MDI therapy (including, if appropriate, the use of long-acting insulin analogues) despite a high level of care.

As @Lucy Honeychurch has suggested INPUT will be able to help you understand the guidance and get access to a pump if you struggle 🙂
 
Hello Hobie, I am new to this site apparently a pump is more complex as the consultant said today. Is he right?
 
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